Receptacle



Jan. 12, 3 c. E. BRE MILLER RECEPTACLE Filed March 26'. 1928 ATTO RN EY Faterited Jan. 12.193:

UNITED sTArs-sfrArENr OFFICE CLIFFORD E. BRE MEIER, 0] CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNQE TO 000! mo. OF CHICAGO, III-W018, A OQB-PORLTIQN 03 ILLINOIS B'KUEPIACLE Application fled. larch 88, 1828. Serial No. 284,681.

This invention relates to im rovements in receptacles and among other 0 jects, aims to provide a receptacle constructed so as to facilitate the cleansing, sterilization, and bandling of the tubular glass bodies of medicament-dispen sing cartridges.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved.

receptacle with both the hinged and sliding closures partly open;

Fig. 2 is a transverse, sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1 with both closures in closed position;

Fig. 3 is a similarview taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 with the sliding closure partly open; and

Fig. i is a sectional view taken on the line 4.@ of Fig. 1 and at right angles to Figs. 2

which is always laden with dust and other bacteria-carrying agencies. Hence it is highly desirable to facilitate the handling of the glass tubes, especially after sterilization but before sealing, so that the tubes are transferred quickly from a sterilizer to a machine and into the next sterilizer, with as little exposure as possible and without handling; and it is also highly desirable that a large mass of tubes be sterilized at a time, preferably in groupsof several hundred each. The present invention facilitates the grouping of the tubes for sterilization and handling, and co-operates with other machines for beattreating the tubes, and for stoppering the tubes, as disclosed in my pending applications, S'er. Nos. 219.888 and 221,824 and filed September 16, 1927 and September 24, 192'? respectively.

Referring particularly to the drawings, the receptacle is shown as being a substantially rectangular cage with a hinged closure and a sliding closure. While the receptacle is used in different positions, during difierent operations, for the purpose of clearness it will be described as shown in Fig. 1, that is, with the hinged closure as the top.

Herein, the receptacle is shown as comprising substantially square upper and lower frames 10 and 11 formed of still wire, and held in spaced parallel-relation by posts 12 and 13, formed of sheet metal or the like and secured to the frames as by brazin or the like. The posts 12 are located at t e rear corners of the receptacle and are bent to form small angle bars with their vertical flanges extending along the rear and side walls, while the posts 13 are flat and are located at sides of the receptacle at the front edges thereof. The side and rear walls are herein shown as being formed of panels of non-rusting foraminous material, such as brass or bronze wire screening of punched sheet brass. lhe side panels 14 and 15 and the rear panel 16 are all located on the inside of the receptacle and have their marginal edgesbent outwardly and around the upper and lower irames and soldered or otherwise secured thereto. The bottom of the receptacle is also formed of a panel of screening 17, the side and rear edges of which are brought underand around the corresponds ing portions of the lower frame 1?. towhich portions the screening is secured.

In order to providefin limlbgifilcm 1 ing in the front and to provide guides for sliding closure. the front bar 18 of the lower frame 11 is ofiset downwardly by bending the front ends of the side bars at 18 and the corresponding front bar 20 of the upper frame 10 is ofl set upwardly by bending the front ends of the side bars as at 21. This permits the front edge of the bottom panel 17 to be brought over and around the front bar 18 to which it is secured.

The sliding closure 22 may be formed of non-rusting sheet metal of suficient length to extend across the iront of the receptacle from side to side and wide enough to permit theupper edge thereof to be bent over and partly around the upper front bar 20 to constitute a curved flange 23 adapted to slide along the bar 20, while the lower edge is similarly bent to provide a curved flange 24 of slightly greater radius to permit the same to slide along the screening-n the lower front bar 18. The, frictional engagement between the flanges and the rod serves to hold the closure in any adjusted position along the rods.

The lid 25 for the top comprises a-frame 26 of heavy wire and smaller than the frame to permit it to be positioned within the same. A panel of screening 27 is located on the underside of the frame 26, and has its marginal edges passing under and around the sides of the frame to which they are secured by solder or the like. The lid 25 is hinged to one of the top side bars of the upper frame by hinges 28 preferably formed of strips of sheet metal bent to provide spaced parallel eyes 29 and 30 which surround the adjacent bars of the frames 25 and 10. It is desirable to secure the eyes 29 to the frame 25 by brazing or the like while the eyes 30 are free to swing on the side bar of the frame 10. To retain the lid 25 in closed position, latches 31 are provided which are preferably made of strips of sheet metal bent to form eyes 32, which aresecured to the side bar 1 of the frame opposite to the hinges 2S, and offset spring tongues 33 which snap around the adjacent side bar of the frame 10 when the lid is closed. The screening in the panels and 2'? is cut away around the hinges 28 and the latches 32 so as not to interfere with the operation of these parts.

When the receptacle is to be used to delivered tubes therefrom, as in application Serial No. 221,824, it is positioned so that .the corner between the side panel 14 and the open side definedby the bars 18 and is lowermost, with the lid closed and the sliding closure controlling the outlet. When it is to be used as a receiving container, as in both of the above-mentioned applications, it is placed on a tiltable support with the opening between the bars 18 and 20 substantia'lly vertical, the lid 25 in closed position,

and the sliding closure open or removed. As the tubes are delivered into the receptacle from the machine, their increasing weight causes the support to reel: downwardly, when the open side of the receptacle is brought uppermost. When used to contain the tubes while they are being sterilized it may be in any desired position with both closures in closed position. and when the tubes are to be removed therefrom as when they are to be filled, it is positioned so that the panel 17 is lowermost, the sliding closure '22 in closed position. and the lid 25 open.

Obviously, the invention may be embodied in various forms.

ma am What is claimed is z- 1. A receptacle in the form of a parallelopiped having open-work material on four si es, a hinged closure of open-work material on the fifth side and a sliding closure on the sixth side; the interior of the receptacle being entirely unobstructed so that it may be entirely filled with glass cartridge tubes or the like.

2. A receptacle, comprising spaced, parallel rectangular frames; corner posts between the frames, holding them spaced apart; openwork material on three sides and the bottom; a sliding closure on the fourth side; and a lid of open-work material hinged at one side to one of the rectangular frames and providing the top for the receptacle.

3. A receptacle in the form of a parallelopiped, comprising a pair of rectangular frames; corner posts secured between the frames; walls of open-work material extending between the frames on three sides thereof, and on the inner sides of the frames; a bottom of open-work material on the outside of one of the frames; a closure for the receptacle comprising a rectangular frame somewhat smaller than the first mentioned frames to fit snugly in one of them and having openwork material secured thereto and hinged at one side to the frame in which it fits; and a sliding closure for the fourth side of the receptacle which is slidable over the frames.

4. An OJQII, cage-like receptacle comprising spaced, rectangular upper and lower frames having four substantially equal sides; corner posts connecting said frames; foraminous material secured to three corresponding sides of the frames to constitute rear and side walls of the receptacle; the frame memher on the fourth side of the upper frame being offset upwardly and the corresponding member of the lower frame offset downward- 1y to form guides; a sliding closure mounted on the guides and controlling the opening therebetween: a bottom of foraminous material marginally secured to the lower frame; and a lid hinged to the upper frame.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto my signature.

QLIFFGRD HELLER. 

